Suggested policy (was: Re: Apollon soon in kde-extragear)

[Waldo Bastian]

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On Fri February 13 2004 14:07, Rob Kaper wrote:
> > In Brazil, the very simple fact of having softwares like Kazaa and
> > mldonkey installed is enough to convict you since a new copyright law was
> > enacted last year. (Stupid law, yes, but nevertheless it is the law)
>
> Those laws are not relevant[1], only relevant are the laws for the physical
> location of the CVS servers and the developer committing code. 

I beg to differ. Several courts have granted themselves jurisdiction based on 
the idea that by publishing information on the internet you publish this 
information in the country where this information is read and as such are 
subject to the laws of that country.

http://www.businessreport.co.uk/feb2.shtml
http://news.com.com/2100-1017-275564.html

Cheers,
Waldo
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